Date	Price
01/07/2026	$2.860
01/06/2026	$2.900
01/05/2026	$2.900
01/04/2026	$2.900
01/03/2026	$2.890
01/02/2026	$2.890
01/01/2026	$2.890
12/31/2025	$2.900
12/30/2025	$2.900
12/29/2025	$2.900
12/28/2025	$2.900
12/27/2025	$2.900
12/26/2025	$2.900
12/25/2025	$2.900
12/24/2025	$2.900
12/23/2025	$2.900
12/22/2025	$2.900
12/21/2025	$2.900
12/20/2025	$2.900
12/19/2025	$2.900
12/18/2025	$2.900
12/17/2025	$2.900
12/16/2025	$2.870
12/15/2025	$2.870
12/14/2025	$2.870
12/13/2025	$2.870
12/12/2025	$2.870
12/11/2025	$2.870
12/10/2025	$2.950
12/09/2025	$2.850

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Somerset Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Homeowners have a choice of fuels that can be used when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the preferred choice in Somerset, used by 2,627,206 or 74% of households. The 2nd most popular primary heating fuel for Somerset families is Electricity, used by 617,773 homes (17%). The other homes are heated with Heating Oil (5%), Propane (2%), Other (0.4%), and Solar (0.3%).

Somerset County Residential Primary Home Heating Fuel (in Number of Households)

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	29,329,619	1,049,471	7,239,965	2,221,569	154,787	39,893	174,840
2024	29,971,190	1,048,805	6,910,736	2,496,805	142,667	60,149	190,558
2023	30,506,496	1,046,096	6,601,589	2,767,077	131,171	78,641	204,716
2022	30,531,952	1,016,907	6,301,178	2,901,685	129,915	78,556	201,996
2021	30,374,036	958,364	5,963,306	3,021,832	135,068	70,305	191,015
2020	29,714,124	887,456	5,592,509	3,102,094	141,686	62,042	183,479
2019	29,162,603	811,896	5,206,069	3,192,263	148,163	52,623	169,681
2018	29,022,565	766,942	4,968,647	3,337,899	156,344	42,041	161,098
2017	28,833,947	748,532	4,828,640	3,501,438	168,171	32,172	158,171
2016	28,670,668	741,323	4,731,417	3,686,150	177,238	24,401	152,940
2015	28,530,661	739,660	4,620,717	3,917,066	177,911	17,853	141,727
2014	28,416,542	739,682	4,503,719	4,149,546	172,981	12,939	128,167
2013	28,313,635	745,905	4,392,796	4,376,963	166,888	9,044	117,252
2012	28,198,316	753,570	4,255,774	4,644,621	155,931	5,928	109,831
2011	28,039,203	754,637	4,136,200	4,911,400	140,798	4,108	104,335
2010	27,819,915	753,238	4,032,541	5,189,060	130,312	3,650	101,669

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Somerset

Number two heating oil has become less popular in Somerset. In the 13 years since 2012, the number of residents using number two heating oil decreased from 356,378 to 185,324, a 48% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Somerset

Between 2012 and today, the number of houses using propane as the primary space heating fuel grew from 60,990 to 70,406, a 15% change. Comparing 2012 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel jumped from 2,368,222 to 2,627,206, a 11% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Somerset

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in Somerset. Since 2012, the number of homes heating with electricity shot up from 377,997 to 617,773, a 63% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Somerset

Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all heating fuels. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid flows between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank (similar to a hot water heater) in the basement. As it stands today, 11,798 homes in Somerset are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 1077% gain from 2012, when 1,002 homes used active solar heating.

Somerset County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Somerset County homeowners purchased a total of 4 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Somerset’s overall oil use varies yearly primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside drops, homes’ heating systems need to burn more and more fuel oil to keep the house warm inside. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Somerset was 33.5°F, which was 4.7°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Somerset County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	33.5° F
2023 - 2024	38.2° F

Somerset County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Somerset households heating with heating oil, picking which of the 32 heating oil companies that serve Somerset can drastically impact the cost of home heating.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who are willing to pay a premium for a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system pick one of the 71 “full-service” oil companies that serve Somerset. Full service companies such as Patriot Discount Oil or Skylands Energy Service offer households annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic number two heating oil delivery and boiler repair. With an automatic fuel oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s heating oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The client does not need to monitor the level of the oil tank or place individual orders.

Discount Oil Companies: Often called “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for customers who are budget-conscious. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the fuel oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when the oil gauge dips below a quarter tank. Examples of 2 Somerset cash heating oil companies serving Somerset include Hackettstown Corporation and Affordable Oil.

Somerset Heating Oil Company Statistics: Heating oil Companies Serving Somerset: 32 companies .
Average Number of Somerset Households Served per Fuel Oil company : 0

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